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    Larkin, Steve Thomas, Tyrone Hill, David West, Brian Grant. 6th man James Posey - Bench Bob Pelkington. Romain Sato. Stan Kimbrough.

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    Quote Originally Posted by xu koop scoop View Post
    Larkin, Steve Thomas, Tyrone Hill, David West, Brian Grant. 6th man James Posey - Bench Bob Pelkington. Romain Sato. Stan Kimbrough.
    Ooops! Holloway instead of Kimbrough on bench.

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    Quote Originally Posted by xu koop scoop View Post
    Larkin, Steve Thomas, Tyrone Hill, David West, Brian Grant. 6th man James Posey - Bench Bob Pelkington. Romain Sato. Stan Kimbrough.
    That ball never gets over half court.
    I have seen only two great plays: Hamlet and put the ball into the basket

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    Quote Originally Posted by D-West & PO-Z View Post
    Currently? As in today? Larkin in 52.....if you are talking playing a game today Crawford has to be in there instead of Larkin.
    100% agree

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    Quote Originally Posted by scoscox View Post
    Hard to ignore Steve Thomas putting up 30 a game as a sophomore

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    You are exactly right, scoscox!!! Anybody who doesn't have Steve Thomas among the 5 best players ever to suit up in a Xavier uniform has to be well under 50 years of age! He was exceedingly quick in his moves (and deceptively fast afoot) and was dangerous from any distance inside the half-court line. If the three-point line would have been in play during Steve's playing seasons for Xavier (only 73 games due to injuries), he would have averaged far more than "just" 23.6 ppg (more than any other Xavier player in history) while averaging 47.4% from the field, over 81% from the line, snaring 3.3 rb's and dealing 3 assists per game. Furthermore, he is the only player in Xavier history to score as many as 50 points in a game (vs Detroit when they were good)!

    Perhaps some of the few other "fossils" on this board might want to chime in as well on what a great player Steve was.
    Last edited by muskienick; 05-08-2018 at 10:48 AM.

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    I still believe. muskiefan82's Avatar
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    My stepdad was there for Steve Thomas. He always had an unspoken hatred for Duquesne that I came to understand later.
    We've come a long way since my bench seat at the Fieldhouse!

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    Quote Originally Posted by xu95 View Post
    Odia,

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    Every time I watch Kyle Lowry play, I think of when Matta chose Odia over Lowry. And I just want to cry.

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    Quote Originally Posted by XU 87 View Post
    Every time I watch Kyle Lowry play, I think of when Matta chose Odia over Lowry. And I just want to cry.
    Was Lowry going to come to X over Nova if we didnt offer Odia?
    "I’m willing to sacrifice everything for this team. I’m going to dive for every loose ball, close out harder on every shot, block out for every rebound. I’m going to play harder than I’ve ever played. And I need you all to follow me." -MB '17

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    Quote Originally Posted by D-West & PO-Z View Post
    Was Lowry going to come to X over Nova if we didnt offer Odia?
    Yes. I have heard and read that Lowry wanted to come to X, but Matta and Groce liked Odia better and offered to Odia over Lowry. Once Odia accepted, Lowry wasn't coming to X. Had they offered Lowry over Odia, Lowry would have been a Muskie.

    I am getting teary eyed just writing about this.
    Last edited by XU 87; 05-08-2018 at 02:31 PM.

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